Inshore and Islands Fishing Reports Southern California USA Thread, Pt Loma Kelpline 7/5 in California Fishing; After a late nite celebrating the 4th got up late at 0600 and decided to go fishing. Down at the ...  | | 
Jul-06-2009, 08:07 AM
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#1 | | Registered User
Name: Halibut Howie Vessel: 1987 Cabo 216 Location: San Diego Job:Engineering Mgr
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| Pt Loma Kelpline 7/5
After a late nite celebrating the 4th got up late at 0600 and decided to go fishing. Down at the boat at 0700 and to the PL rockpiles at 0730 with a half scoop of horse sardines. Plan was to fish for lings for a Sweet & Sour lingcod dinner. Then go after the biting calico bass within the kelp. After 5 drifts of zippo changed tactics. Added a 2nd 1/0 Owner heavy duty treble hook on a 12" dropper loop about 3' above the lower one with 8oz sinker on bottom. 2nd drift finally get a bite. It was a GREENIE ling. My favorite tasting ling and it was a teenager (25") also the best eating. Next drift I get hammered. It was all I could do to keep the fish from rocking me. After turning it, it was a long haul up from 100'. I was only fishing with 20# test so had to monitor gain vs drag. I loosen the drag as I go up because of the "rubberband effect" of the line. I was expecting a 40" ling but to my surprise it was a big halibut. Laying the 6' large-mouthed gaff on the gunnels to the left of me I swam the halibut straight towards the boat. I one motion I gaffed her behind the gills, pulled her head just above the gunnels, dropped the rod and with two hands pulled her on board. She bled profusely and exploded with power when she hit the deck. She spattered blood everywhere even up to the front on my 21' boat. Good thing i had my bids on. She weighted it at 22lbs at 39" at the dock. Since I have not got my 800w inverter yet from an internet purchase to use the electric knife, i brought her in to fillet her at the dock. Would'ent ya know it all my dockie friends I usually never see at the boat were there and begged for a piece. Ended up giving about 2/3s of her away but still plenty left for dinner. Saw AFRY at his slip so stopped by to chat and volunteeringly gave him some including some ling for his mom who is coming into town. He tried for albies the day before but cuz of the weather could not go that far south.
Caught one more 25" whitey ling and called it a day at 1000. Stopped by the F&G in their 20' gray rubber boat on the way in.
HH
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Jul-06-2009, 08:29 AM
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#2 | | Moderate
Name: Matt Age: 33 Vessel: I'm just a 1/2 day deckhand... Location: Haze Grey and Underway... Job:U.S.N/ Exiled deckhand on the Daily Double and Point Loma...Currently stranded in HI(:D) Bio: I fish the world over, one duty station at a time...
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Great day!
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Jul-06-2009, 10:02 AM
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#3 | | Go pound sand
Name: Rick Ferguson Age: 49 Vessel: old Location: Vista Job:Making Fishing Tackle Bio: Love to fish for butts!
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Congrats HH!
That's a fine flattie and solo too. Funny how you always seem to attract a crowd when filleting them........ 
Thanks for sharing.
Rick
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Jul-06-2009, 10:39 AM
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Name: Alex Age: 37 Vessel: Need One Location: San Diego Job:Enforcer
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Just curious how do you know the green lings taste better then the other lings? Isn't a ling a ling?
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Jul-06-2009, 11:13 AM
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#5 | | Registered User
Name: Halibut Howie Vessel: 1987 Cabo 216 Location: San Diego Job:Engineering Mgr
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To settle this theory i'd had for over 20 years that green/blue lings taste better than whiteys I had an lingcod taste-testing feast back in 2004. I prepared the green & white lings two ways (my sweet & sour recipe and fried) but kept the identity of each secret to a group of unbiased taste testers (mom, brother, sister, Julie from next door and a few others i can not remember). They all chose the greenies from a fill out ballot i had. The ballot had check marks for categories of sweeter, less strong lingcod flavor, softer tectured meat, etc. So it is now official (in my official book) that green lings taste better than whiteys. http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fi...r-lingcod.html (Sweet & Sour Lingcod)
HH
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Jul-06-2009, 09:10 PM
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Name: karl Age: 49 Vessel: 17' Bluewater Location: OB Job:one of Jerry's kids Bio: Don't be scared all your life!
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Originally Posted by Smudge  Great day! | You got all the girls...damn
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Jul-06-2009, 09:27 PM
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#7 | | Registered User
Name: Alex Age: 37 Vessel: Need One Location: San Diego Job:Enforcer
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Originally Posted by Halibut Howie To settle this theory i'd had for over 20 years that green/blue lings taste better than whiteys I had an lingcod taste-testing feast back in 2004. I prepared the green & white lings two ways (my sweet & sour recipe and fried) but kept the identity of each secret to a group of unbiased taste testers (mom, brother, sister, Julie from next door and a few others i can not remember). They all chose the greenies from a fill out ballot i had. The ballot had check marks for categories of sweeter, less strong lingcod flavor, softer tectured meat, etc. So it is now official (in my official book) that green lings taste better than whiteys. http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fi...r-lingcod.html (Sweet & Sour Lingcod)
HH | Well all be damned. Green lings it is. Now if I could only get you to cook some!! Thanks for the info.
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Jul-06-2009, 09:56 PM
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#8 | | Captain
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Thanks for the report and nice feeeesh. Love those blue lings...
Gonna hit it on Wed....
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Jul-06-2009, 11:50 PM
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#9 | | Registered User
Name: Chris Vessel: 30' Blackman Kickin-Bak 24'Skipjack.74 "Tuna Choker" Location: Lemon Grove/Santee/Vegas Job:Steel Stud Bio: Southwest Carpenter Unemployed looking for work meanwhile fishing every chance I get living in paradise. San Diego
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Nice! Thanks for the report!
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Jul-07-2009, 12:05 AM
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#10 | | Captain
Name: marcus Age: 30 Vessel: 20' skipjack, steel leader Location: san diego Job:welder
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great report, good work on the flattie!
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Jul-07-2009, 09:27 AM
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#11 | | Registered User
Name: Scott Age: 45 Vessel: 2601 Striper, F225 Yamaha Location: San Diego Job:Satellite Engineer
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Great report. F&G was out in force. We got checked twice by two crews.
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Jul-07-2009, 09:55 AM
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#12 | | Senior Fossil
Name: Jack Age: 48 Vessel: 21 Parker CC "Calafia" Location: Bay Park Job:De-Fishing Soap Lady's Husband
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Excellent report as usual, HH.
Since there are no pictures, we'll have to imagine we're chowing down on some of that sweet & sour lingcod.
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